Category Archives: This Immigrant Life

11 Ways to Be Nice to Foreigners

Apr 21, 2013

There are those who want all immigrants to just go away. They’d rather not be bothered by their needs and by the effort it takes to get to know them. … Continue reading →

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The Spectacle and the Sinner

Mar 31, 2013

Our team decided to attend Easter Mass at the Cathedral today. We’re not Roman Catholics, as many of you know. However, we live in a predominantly-Catholic country where Easter is … Continue reading →

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The Best of 2012

Dec 31, 2012

At the end of every year, we look back and say, “Whew, what a year!” 2012 is no different – as I look back, I see Costa Rica, dear faces … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Home Visits, International Teams, Kids, Marriage and Parenting, Milestones, Santiago de Compostela, This Immigrant Life, Top Five (or 10) Lists | Tagged | 4 Comments

So the Police Came Over Yesterday

Nov 4, 2012

We applied for our 5-year residency cards in August, and in September we learned there was a defect in our application: in a surprise move, the Spanish government requested a … Continue reading →

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Eres de China!

Oct 11, 2012

There’s nothing like walking by a huge line of little Spanish kids, having one of them look at you and say, “Eres de China!”, and then having the rest snap … Continue reading →

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America: 10 More Things We Love

Sep 9, 2012

We’re back in Spain now after a whirlwind summer in the US. In all, we spent 120 hours in the car, slept in 19 different homes, and touched both the … Continue reading →

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Carnaval, Santiago Style

Feb 23, 2012

Carnaval is now officially over, and the kids go back to school tomorrow after having been off Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week. It was our first Carnaval in … Continue reading →

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Amazon España is Here!

Sep 19, 2011

The doorbell rang today and I sprang out of my chair to get the door, so excited because it was a precedent-setting, historic, landmark moment: Amazon was delivering our very … Continue reading →

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A Slice of Spanish Life

Aug 31, 2011

You wouldn’t believe it unless you saw it, and since we see it all the time, we wanted to present to you a picture of what getting business done looks … Continue reading →

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Starting Something

Aug 30, 2011

I once read a blurb in Reader’s Digest where a woman was talking to her doctor. “I’d love to be a physician myself,” she said, “but it’s too late to … Continue reading →

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